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Ex-minister Adelusi-Adeluyi to receive honorary doctorate from EKSU

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 26, 2024

The Ekiti State University (EKSU) has chosen Prince Julius Adelusi-Adeluyi, a famous chemist and former Minister of Health and Human Resources, to receive an honorary Doctorate of Law (Honoris Causa) during the university’s upcoming convocation event. According to a letter from Ife

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FG reveals plan to conduct census of schools

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 26, 2024

The federal government announced Wednesday that it plans to conduct a census of all schools in the country. According to the government, the census data will help it address the sector’s challenges. Prof. Tahir Mamman, Minister of Education, made the announcement during a two-day capacity-building training for desk officers in the ministry’s departments and

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NSUK SUG president suspended indefinitely for serious misconduct and stampede

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 26, 2024

Comrade Buhari Ari Ibrahim, often known as Bombay, the President of the Students’ Union Government at Nasarawa State University Keffi, NSUK, has been suspended indefinitely from office. The Legislative Arm of the Union made this judgement on allegations of abuse of office and severe misbehaviour. In a letter dated March 26, following an extraordinary plenary […]

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TETFund spends over N23bn on research

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 25, 2024

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) stated on Monday that it has already spent more than N23 billion on research across the country. Dr Hadiza Ismail, Assistant Director of Research and Development (R&D) of TETFund, revealed this at a validation workshop in Abuja titled “Strengthening Research and Innovation Funding Agencies in West Africa”. Hadiza,

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Ghanaian students emerge with best results in 2023 WASSCE

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 25, 2024

Ghanaian students achieved the best three results in the 2023 May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The exam was administered by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to all final-year secondary school students in its five member countries: Ghana, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Liberia, and Nigeria. A total of 2,327,342 students took the exam,

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EU and UNICEF to enrol 500,000 out-of-school children in the Northwest Rregion

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 25, 2024

The European Union and UNICEF plan to enrol 500,000 out-of-school children in the region through their newly launched Education and Youth Empowerment in North-west Nigeria campaign. Ms Samuela Isopi, Ambassador of the European Union delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, announced this to press shortly after meeting with Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State to discuss […]

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NUC calls for continuous curriculum reform in Nigerian universities

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 25, 2024

The National Universities Commission has urged for joint efforts to initiate continuous curriculum reform in Nigerian universities. Chris Maiyaki, interim executive secretary of the NUC, stated this at the British Council Workshop on Enhancing Curriculum and Pedagogical Approaches in Nigerian Universities, held on Monday at the Continental Hotel. He emphasised the

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Nigerian educational institutions attracted 709 foreign students in six years – Report

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 25, 2024

Between 2017 and 2023 academic years, 709 international students were admitted to Nigerian universities, polytechnics, and other higher education institutions, despite ongoing industrial action, poor infrastructure, and deplorable learning conditions, according to data obtained from the Federal Ministry of Education on Sunday in Abuja. This is as more Nigerian students

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Withheld salaries: SSANU threatens ‘drastic action’ following seven-day strike

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 25, 2024

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities has called off its seven-day warning strike over withheld salaries, vowing “drastic action” against the government. Mohammed Ibrahim, president of the association, made the announcement at a virtual stakeholders forum hosted by the Education Writers Association of Nigeria (EWAN) in Lagos on Sunday. Ibeji

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AAI Campus Tour to benefit 15 universities and 200,000 students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 25, 2024

No fewer than 200,000 students from 15 African universities will benefit from the Akin Akinpelu International (AAI) ‘Street2Forbes’ campus tour, which aims to provide mentorship, direction, and support to all participants. Dr. Akin Akinpelu, an official member of the Forbes Coaches Council, organised the tour, which is set to begin on April 13, 2024, at […]

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Bill seeks to restrict government officials from sending children to private schools

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 25, 2024

A bill for an Act prohibiting government officials from sending their children to private schools and utilising private hospitals both within and outside Nigeria is set to be sent to the National Assembly for legislative action. The private bill, sponsored by Dumebi Kachikwu, the African Democratic Congress’ presidential candidate in the 2023 election, proposes that

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SSANU, NASU end warning strike, announce resumption date

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 24, 2024

Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union have called off their seven-day warning strike. The two unions went on strike to press their demands for the release of their withheld four-month salaries. They said that it was not justifiable for the Federal Government to fund the Academic Staff […]

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Tinubu says schools must be safe and secure for learning

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 24, 2024

President Bola Tinubu has told Nigerians that his administration is implementing thorough methods to ensure that our schools remain safe learning environments, rather than lairs for kidnappings. Tinubu made the proclamation on Sunday, in a statement hailing the news of the Kuriga schoolchildren’s liberation in Kaduna State. He stressed the significance of

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Stanbic IBTC transforms the educational landscape through adoption of four schools

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 24, 2024

Stanbic IBTC adopted four schools in Nigeria as part of its efforts to improve education and foster long-term development in communities across the country. The organisation announced that it has adopted four schools through its Adopt-a-School scheme. The schools chosen for adoption were: Methodist School, Mbiafun Nkwono Ikono, Akwa Ibom State; Aramoko District School,

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Nearly 300 Nigerian students released following abduction in Kaduna

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 24, 2024

Nearly 300 children and staff who were kidnapped by gunmen from a school in northern Nigeria earlier this month have been freed unharmed, according to the governor’s office in Kaduna, just days before a N1 billion ransom deadline. The kidnapping of 287 students on March 7 in Kuriga, a desert village in northwestern Kaduna state, […]

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Female student burnt to death as fire razes Federal University hostel

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 24, 2024

Shamsiya Murtala, a female student of the Federal University Gashua, Yobe State, lost her life, on Saturday, after fire destroyed a complete block of 29 rooms, accommodating about 301 students. The 300-level student of Geography Department was confirmed dead at the General Hospital, Gashua. The incident which occurred in the afternoon has sent shockwaves across the […]

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Ede Poly matriculates 9,150 students, rector presents best students with N400,000

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 23, 2024

The Federal Polytechnic in Ede, Osun State On Friday, 9,150 new students matriculated into various courses of study at the National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) levels. Engr. Dr. Man Yahaya Sani, the institution’s Rector, presented two National Diploma students with the highest Cumulative Grade Point Average with monetary gifts of N200,000 apiece.

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FUTMinna pro-chancellor urges FG to adequately fund public varsities

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 23, 2024

Prof. Olu Obafemi, Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council at the Federal University of Technology, Minna, has urged the federal government to appropriately fund the country’s public universities. Mr Obafemi, a well-known poet, made the plea during a public lecture hosted by the University of Jos chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities […]

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15 kidnapped Tsangaya students in Sokoto regain freedom

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 23, 2024

The 15 students kidnapped at a Quranic school in Sokoto State have been released. The students were kidnapped in Gidan Bakuso hamlet, Gada Local Government Area, while fleeing to their rooms to avoid a communal attack two weeks ago. It was reported that the victims were kidnapped hours before the graduation ceremony of the state’s […]

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CB-WASSCE: 70% fail to obtain 5 credits including English, Mathematics

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 22, 2024

Thirty percent of candidates who sat the first-ever Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB- WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2024–First Series obtained credits in five subjects, including English and Mathematics. This was contained in a statement on Friday and signed by Acting Head of Public Affairs, Moyosola Adesina for Head of National